Church Quilters

There is a group of women at my church that meets twice monthly, fall through spring. They are wonderful women with a good sense of humor and a love of sewing. These women work with fabric from their stash, fabric that has been donated and fabric that they have pitched into a community pot to purchase. From this fabric, they make oddles of quilts for a cause. I believe that most go to our local V.A., but they have been know to make them for special causes, too. In addition to working together to complete these quilts, they also bring lots of "show and tell."

Because of my work commitment, I have not been able to meet with them regularly or participate very much. However, as time passes, I find myself making the time with these women more of a priority.  I love the opportunity to "show and tell," but more importantly, I love the life experience that they share!  I feel like there is so much I have to learn from them.

Recently, I have been able to participate in some of their projects. This week's project was to prep fabric for the next group quilt. 240, 5x5 squares, cut and grouped into packets of 12 blocks, each with batting that will eventually be combined and snipped for a large rag quilt. I have to confess, though, I'm not sure how well this is going to work out. The fabric is flannel, but it is the stiffest flannel I've ever seen. It should be interesting.

Anyhow, here's my contribution to the project.

Now I just have to remember to bring them on Monday! And, if I'm really nice, I just might remember to take and post a picture of the finished project.